Data Science as an Undergraduate Help

rozack — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 02:37:15 +0800

Hey guys,

Which university in Malaysia is good to pursue Data Science as an undergraduate degree? I had researched some of the universities but most of them are similar to the Computer Science Degree Program with more Maths electives.

I wanted to pursue Data Science instead of Computer Science because I realized that most of the techy things that you learn in Computer Science, you don't actually use it in the real world albeit it's good to understand its theory. Doing internships while waiting to enroll in uni made me pick up techs like Ruby on Rails/React, these are things that won't be taught in school. So, by studying Data Science in school and self-learning programming languages outside of school, I thought to myself, maybe through this, I could get the best of both worlds.

Hence why my question to ask you guys for any recommendation of schools to get into for Data Science.

p.s One of my senior recommended me to pursue a Degree in Statistics instead of a Degree in Data Science because he said Math knowledge is more crucial to be learned in school rather than computer knowledge which you can pick up yourself. Any thoughts on this?

Hope you guys can help a fellow Malaysian out.

HELP: Decision to go abroad or local

rozack — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:29:27 +0800

Hey everyone,

Just wanted some advice from current situation.

Currently, I had received an offer from a quite reputable university in the US, top 25 in the World, to study Computer Science. The school had been a dream school for me due to its vast amount of resources and network potentials. Being an ADTP student, I was supposed to transfer over there during August 2020, but due to the pandemic, I had decided to defer my enrollment till August 2021. My reason behind this was that I didn't want to spend the same amount of tuition fees (in USD ) on online classes. My whole idea of going to US for further studies is for the opportunities over there and to experience a different culture.

Now, I am taking a gap year doing internship across different industries to figure out which stem of IT do I want to venture in. Throughout this year, I planned to go into Cyber Security(Done), Web Development (Starting in Nov), Data Science, AI for my work experience, with 3 months each before I go off for uni.

So, the dilemma in my head now is should I stick to my plan to go abroad or go local due to the current situation in the US and the pandemic. There are quite a number of differences if I choose either.

Go Abroad (US)
- Start as 3rd Year (Completed 2 years in ADTP)
- Dream Uni with good prospects
- Quite expensive since the Uni is a Public Ivy School, hence don't offer scholarship to international students. (+- RM400,000 inclusive of living expenses, accommodation, tuition fees for 2 whole years)
- Tried applying for multiple scholarships I am eligible for such as YTL Award, CIMB, did not get through after 1st interview. Most of the student attending my dream school are Petronas Scholars (Offered full ride). Wasn't eligible because I am from an international school (Took 10 IGCSE subjects and only 3 SPM subjects)
- Possibility of staying back in the US depending on job offers
* May try to apply to UCs at California, for their cheaper fees.

Go Local (Malaysia)
- Need to go back to INTI to complete another 10 credits to achieve 70 credit hours to be eligible to enroll as 1st Year
- Restart my whole degree, starting as 1st year
- Cheaper and education is of quality also
- Not much exposure
- Scholarships are available (Can try out for scholarships from many local companies offering)

Do you guys have any advice or views on this?

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